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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 10482 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 10482 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  1404 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 694 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H3. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 8 Jan 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 105:
Northwest Africa 10482 (NWA 10482) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2015 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3) History: The meteorite was purchased from a Moroccan meteorite dealer at the mineral fair in Munich, Germany. Petrography: The meteorite displays a strong chondritic texture of well-defined chondrules of various petrological types about 0.3 mm in diameter set into a fine-grained matrix of chondrule and mineral fragments and FeNi metal. The meteorite is brecciated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB105 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 105, MAPS 52, 2411, September 2017. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12944/full
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9305 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||